State Industrial School for Girls, Lancaster, Mass.

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Date

1850s

GUSN

GUSN-321473

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Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s
Geographic locations
Massachusetts
Lancaster
State Industrial School for Girls, Lancaster, Mass.
(current record)

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Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s
- Geographic locations
  - Massachusetts
    - Lancaster
      - State Industrial School for Girls, Lancaster, Mass. (current record)

Description

A horse-drawn vehicle approaches the reformatory buildings in the image. A name which appears to be "Catherine K. Rosen" is handwritten at the top of the item.

Details

Descriptive Terms

exterior views
reformatories (buildings)
education
children (people by age group)
girls
engravings (prints)

Physical Descrption

1 engraving ; 9 1/2 x 10 1/4

Collection Code

GC002

Collection Name

Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

Reference Code

GC002.01.MA.5450.001

Image Dimensions

9 1/2 x 10 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Greg Smart, October 2000.

Places

Lancaster (Worcester county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Nutting, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1803?-1887 (Delineator)
Freeman, Francis O. (Engraver)
Wilson & Daniels (Printer)

Material Type

engravings (prints)

Other Organizations

State Industrial School for Girls (Lancaster, Mass.)

Subjects

Problem youth

Description Level

Item

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